Re: pkgutil, pkg_resource and Python 3.0 name space packages

* Barry Warsaw <barry <at> python.org> [2008-01-07 16:01:42 -0500]:
> On Jan 7, 2008, at 11:37 AM, Phillip J. Eby wrote:
>
> >> Python automatically adds ~/.python/site-packages to sys.path; this
> >> is
> >> added /before/ the system site-packages file. An open question is
> >> whether it needs to go at the front of the list. It should
> >> definitely
> >> be searched before the system site-packages.
> >
> > What about including the Python version in the directory name? C
> > Extensions may not work correctly across versions, and bytecode will
> > get recompiled a lot if you're using multiple versions. Also, if
> > this is a 2.6/3.0 change, it's likely that the *source* won't be
> > compatible across versions either. :)
>
> D'oh, yes of course. So make that:
>
> ~/.python/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages
In that case how about:
~/.local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages
or:
~/local/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages
I believe both of these locations are already in use by various systems
/ people, so it would fit in better with existing practice.
> IMO, it should be a true site directory.
This would be ideal.
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